How do I detect if ActiveX is enabled in the browser of client?

Question

How do I detect if ActiveX is enabled in the browser of client?

I tried following code, but it\'s not working in Firefox.

window.ActiveXObject not wo         


        

Answer 1

ActiveX objects do not exist in anything but Internet Explorer. If you're trying to use them for XMLHTTPRequests, use the XMLHTTPRequest() object instead, using feature detection.

if ("ActiveXObject" in window) { /* Do ActiveX Stuff */ }
else { /* ActiveX doesnt exist, use something else */ }